VMware Fusion Pro 10.0 Operating instructions

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Contents

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Getting Started with Fusion 7

About VMware Fusion 7

About VMware Fusion Pro 8

System Requirements for Fusion 8

Install Fusion 9

Start Fusion 10

How-To Videos 10

Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources 10

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Understanding Fusion 12

Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do 12

Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface 17

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Configuring Fusion 30

Setting Fusion Preferences 30

Customizing the Fusion Display 39

Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 40

Set a Virtual Machine Application to Open When You Log in to Your Mac 41

Contents of the Virtual Machine Package 41

Work with Virtual Machine Packages 41

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Creating Virtual Machines 43

Create a Virtual Machine 43

Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server 56

Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server 57

Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual Machine 57

Importing Windows Virtual Machines 62

Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format 66

Installing and Using VMware Tools 66

Cloning Virtual Machines with Fusion Pro 72

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Working with Your Virtual Machines 76

Scan for Virtual Machines to Add to the Virtual Machine Library 76

Running Fusion and Virtual Machines 77

Open a Windows Application While You Are in Unity View 86

Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menu 87

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Moving and Sharing Files with Your Mac 87

Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines 90

Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 91

Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On 91

Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine 92

Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input 93

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Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac 94

Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders 94

Guest Operating Systems That Support Mirrored Folders 95

Enable Shared Folders or Mirrored Folders for a Virtual Machine 95

Add or Remove a Mirrored Folder 96

Add a Shared Folder 96

Remove a Shared Folder 97

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Protecting Your Virtual Machines 98

Snapshots 98

AutoProtect 100

Copy a Virtual Machine to External Media 101

Using Time Machine When You Have Fusion on Your Mac 102

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Configuring Your Virtual Machines 104

Fusion General System Settings 104

Set a Virtual Machine to Start When Fusion Starts 105

Setting Virtual Processors and Memory 106

Enable Default Applications 108

Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Profiles 109

Enable a CD/DVD Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine 110

Enable a Floppy Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine 111

View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine 111

Configuring Display Resolution Settings 111

Enable Hot Keys for Virtual Machines 114

Configure Discrete Graphics Management 115

Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine 115

Add a Device 116

Select a Startup Device 143

Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine 143

Virtual Machine Compatibility 148

Configuring Guest Isolation Options for a Virtual Machine 149

Managing Advanced Settings 150

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Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines 159

Use the vmrun Utility 160

Syntax of the vmrun Command 161

Using Authentication Flags in vmrun Commands 161

Running vmrun Commands 162

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Using VMware Fusion REST API 175

Use the VMware Fusion REST API Service 175

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Upgrading Fusion 177

Upgrade Fusion with Autoupdate 177

Upgrade Fusion From a Download 178

Upgrade Fusion to a Fully Licensed Version After the Evaluation Period 179

Upgrading VMware Tools 179

Uninstalling Fusion 180

Force Virtual Machine Processes to Quit 180

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Using VMware Fusion

Using VMware Fusion describes how to use VMware Fusion

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to create, use, and manage virtual

machines. It also describes how to install, configure, upgrade, and uninstall Fusion.

Intended Audience

This information is intended for anyone who wants to install, upgrade, or use Fusion.

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Getting Started with Fusion 1

With Fusion, you can run personal computer (PC) applications and devices on your Intel-based Mac.

Designed for the Mac user, Fusion takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual

machines to run Windows and other x86 operating systems at the same time as macOS.

This chapter includes the following topics:

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About VMware Fusion

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About VMware Fusion Pro

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System Requirements for Fusion

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Install Fusion

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Start Fusion

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How-To Videos

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Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources

About VMware Fusion

Take a quick look at what Fusion does and how it works.

What Fusion Does

Fusion enables you to run your Windows applications and PC-only devices on your Intel-based Mac. You

can run multiple operating systems and applications at the same time, along with your Mac applications.

The operating systems and applications are isolated in secure virtual machines.

How Fusion Works

Fusion maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine’s resources, so each virtual machine

has its own processor, memory, disks, I/O devices and so on. Each virtual machine is the full equivalent of

a standard x86 computer, although it is represented in a single file package on the Mac.

After you install Fusion and create a virtual machine, you can install and run complete, unmodified

operating systems, and associated application software in the virtual machine, just as on a physical PC.

Operating systems you can use include Windows, Linux, and macOS. Fusion offers the benefits of having

a second PC without its added expense, physical setup, and maintenance.

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The operating system of the computer on which you run Fusion is called the host. Mac OS X, Mac OS X

Server, OS X, and macOS are the only hosts supported for Fusion. The virtualized operating system you

run inside Fusion is called the guest.

About VMware Fusion Pro

Fusion Pro provides advanced virtualization features for managing the virtual machines on your Mac.

Fusion Pro provides the following virtualization features:

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Clone a virtual machine

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Ability to power on a virtual machine to firmware

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Export a virtual machine to OVF format

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Restrict a virtual machine

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Set a keyboard shortcut for a virtual machine

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Create advanced custom networking configurations

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Connect to a remote server

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Obtain information from the Virtual Machine Library window, such as processor, memory, network,

and disk information for a virtual machine

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Set bandwidth, packet loss, and latency for a virtual network adapter to simulate various network

environments

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Set the firmware type

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Enable UEFI Secure Boot

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Enable VBS (virtualization-based security) for a Windows 10 and later virtual machine

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Use Rest API

System Requirements for Fusion

Verify that you have the minimum system requirements for installing and using Fusion.

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The following processors are supported.

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Processors on all Macs launched in 2011 or later except for the Intel

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Xeon

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W3565 processor

when used on the 2012 Mac Pro Quad Core

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Processors on 2010 Mac Pro Six Core, Eight Core, and Twelve Core

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The following Metal host graphics rendering engine requirements apply.

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Hardware Requirements

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MacBook, Early 2015 or later

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MacBook Air, Mid 2012 or later

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MacBook Pro, Mid 2012 or later

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Mac Mini, Late 2012 or later

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iMac, Late 2012 or later

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Mac Pro, Late 2013 or later

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205073 for information about Mac support of Metal.

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Software Requirements

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macOS 10.12.5 or later

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OS X 10.11 or later for the host OS.

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Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines. Windows operating

systems are available separately from Microsoft and other retailers.

Important Fusion does not provide any operating systems for installation on virtual machines that

you create with Fusion. You must provide the operating system installation media.

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4 GB of memory, 8 GB recommended.

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750 MB of free disk space for Fusion, and at least 5 GB of free disk space for each virtual machine.

Note You must have enough memory to run macOS, plus the memory required for each guest

operating system and for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machines.

Install Fusion

You install Fusion in the same way you install other macOS applications.

Installation of Fusion does not modify existing virtual machines.

Prerequisites

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Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.

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Download the Fusion installer file to your Mac. You can obtain the Fusion installer file from the

VMware website.

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Verify that you have the appropriate license key. For example, if you are using VMware Fusion Pro,

you must provide a Fusion Pro license key to activate the Fusion Pro features.

For information about installing Fusion Pro for Horizon FLEX, see the VMware Horizon FLEX Client User

Guide.

Procedure

1 Double-click the Fusion .dmg file to open it.

The contents of the disk image appear in the Fusion Finder window.

2 In the Finder window, drag the VMware Fusion icon to the Applications folder icon.

3 When prompted, type your administrator user name and password.

Fusion is installed in the Applications folder on your Mac.

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Start Fusion

Start using Fusion.

Prerequisites

Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.

Procedure

1 In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Fusion.

The Virtual Machine Library window appears. From this window, you can start working with virtual

machines.

2 (Optional) To save Fusion in the Mac Dock, right-click the icon, and select Options > Keep in Dock.

How-To Videos

Watch online videos about using Fusion.

If you are new to Fusion, watch some how-to videos to become familiar with Fusion features.

Procedure

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In Fusion, click Help > Video Tutorials to access a wide variety of topics that help you get started

with Fusion.

What to do next

On the Fusion Support Center page, you can find support and troubleshooting information for running

Windows and Linux on the Mac, such as Windows activation issues, sharing data, working with virtual

disks, and many other topics. See the Fusion Support Center at

https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion.html.

Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources

Go to the Fusion Support Center for product news, FAQs, more resources, and the online community.

To learn about available Fusion support offerings, registering a product, or creating a technical support

request, see the Fusion Support Center at https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion.html.

You can also find information about using Fusion at the following self-help sources:

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Join the VMware Fusion Community at https://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/fusion. The

VMware Fusion Community is where Fusion users can exchange information, questions, and

comments to get the most out of Fusion.

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The VMware Knowledge Base provides troubleshooting information, solutions to error messages, and

some best practice information for most VMware products. To find information on a specific problem

you encounter in Fusion, select VMware Fusion in the product list and search for your problem by

key word at http://kb.vmware.com.

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For answers to frequently asked questions about Fusion, go to

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/faqs.html.

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Understanding Fusion 2

Fusion harnesses virtualization to give you a powerful tool to run PC applications and devices on your

Mac.

This chapter includes the following topics:

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Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do

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Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface

Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do

With Fusion, you can run virtual machines inside your Mac, which gives you access to a wide range of

Windows and other x86 operating systems and applications.

What Is a Virtual Machine?

A virtual machine is a software computer that, like a physical computer, runs an operating system and

applications.

A virtual machine typically contains a display, a hard disk or disks, one or more processors, memory, a

CD/DVD drive, a network adapter, and a USB controller. All of these components are virtualized. That is,

these elements of a virtual machine are all created by software and stored in files on your Mac.

The virtual machine runs in a window on your Intel-based Mac. You install an operating system and

applications in the virtual machine and operate it as you would a physical computer. An operating system

cannot distinguish between a virtual machine and a physical machine, nor can applications or other

computers on a network. What you can do with a physical machine (install software, save files, add

additional drives, and so on) you can do with a virtual machine.

Virtual machines are fully supported by Fusion with the underlying physical hardware. For example, you

can configure a virtual machine with virtual components that are completely different from the physical

components that are present on the underlying hardware. Virtual machines on the same physical host can

run different kinds of operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS, and others).

Fusion Capabilities

With Fusion, you can create, open, and run VMware virtual machines, and use PC-specific hardware with

a Mac.

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With Fusion, you can perform the following tasks:

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Run x86 operating systems, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and others, on macOS without

rebooting.

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Run Windows and Linux applications on your Intel-based Mac.

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Run most Windows 3D applications that require DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 on your Mac.

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Import virtual machines created with Parallels Desktop, Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac, or virtual

machines that use the OVF (Open Virtualization Format) standard.

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Migrate your physical Windows PC to a Fusion virtual machine with the integrated Migration

Assistant.

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Access USB devices, such as video cameras and high-speed disks, from a virtual machine.

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Drag files between your Intel-based macOS host machine and virtual machines running other x86

operating systems.

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Fusion works with VMware virtual machines created with different VMware products. For more

information, see Virtual Machine Compatibility

Supported Guest Operating Systems

Fusion supports more than 100 guest operating systems, including most versions of Windows, Linux, Mac

OS X, OS X, and macOS.

For guest operating system support, visit http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl

You can also go to the VMware Web site and click the Support tab. Under Support Resources, click the

Compatibility Guides link.

Virtual Hardware Speciﬁcations

Each virtual machine has a standard virtual hardware configuration for chip set, BIOS, ports, and so on.

The amount of memory and number of processors depends on your Mac.

Processor

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One virtual processor on a host system with one or more logical processors

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Up to eight virtual processors (eight-way virtual symmetric multiprocessing, or Virtual SMP™ ) on a

host system with at least four logical processors

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The following configurations have two logical processors:

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A multiprocessor Mac with two or more physical CPUs

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A single-processor Mac with a multicore CPU

Chip Set

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Intel 440BX-based motherboard

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NS338 SIO

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82093AA IOAPIC

BIOS

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PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6 with VESA BIOS

Memory

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Up to 64 GB, depending on the available memory on your Mac, virtual machine hardware version,

and guest operating system support

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Total memory available for all virtual machines is limited only by the amount of memory on the Mac

Note If you assign too much memory to your virtual machines and have them all running at the

same time, your Mac might slow down because of heavy disk swapping. As a best practice, make

sure the total memory that Fusion and all running virtual machines uses stays below 70 percent of

your total Mac memory.

Graphics

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VGA

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SVGA

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128MB 3D accelerated video with DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 for Windows

XP as the guest OS

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256MB 3D accelerated video with DirectX 9.0EX with Aero and OpenGL 2.1 for Windows Vista and

later as the guest OS

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3D accelerated video with DirectX 10 with OpenGL 3.3 for Windows Vista and later as the guest OS.

DirectX 10 requires OSX 10.10 or later on the host and hardware version 12 and later. DirectX 10

also requires a GPU version of Intel HD4000 or later, Nvidia GeForce 650M or later, or AMD Radeon

HD 5750 or later. The VMware guest operating system OpenGL driver for Windows and Linux

supports the OpenGL 3.3 core profile only. The OpenGL3.3 compatibility profile is not supported.

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To use the GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc and GL_S3_s3tc Open Graphics Library (OpenGL)

extensions in a Windows XP or Windows 7 or later guest operating system, you must install Microsoft

DirectX End-User Runtime in the guest operating system. OpenGL is an application program

interface that is used to define 2D and 3D computer graphics. You can download Microsoft DirectX

End-User Runtime from the Microsoft Download Center Web site.

IDE Devices

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Up to four devices. Any of these devices can be a virtual hard disk or CD/DVD drive

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IDE virtual disks up to 8 TB

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CD/DVD drive can be a physical device on the host or client system, or an ISO image file or a DMG

image file

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SATA Devices

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Up to 120 SATA devices: 4 controllers and 30 devices per controller

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SATA virtual disks up to 8 TB

SCSI Devices

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Up to 60 devices. Any of these devices can be a virtual hard disk or CD/DVD drive

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SCSI virtual disks up to 8 TB

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LSI Logic LSI53C10xx Ultra320 SCSI I/O controller. For Windows XP guest systems, this requires an

add-on driver from the LSI Logic Web site. On the Web site, select Support & Downloads, click the

link for downloading drivers, and select the controller in the drop-down menu to find the driver to

download.

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Mylex (BusLogic) BT-958 compatible host bus adapter. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

guest systems, this requires an add-on driver from the VMware Web site. See

http://www.vmware.com/download/fusion/drivers_tools.html.

NVMe Devices

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Up to 60 NVMe devices: 4 controllers and 15 devices per controller

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The following guest operating systems do not support virtual NVMe hard disks by default.

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Windows operating systems prior to Windows 8.1

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Mac operating systems prior to macOS 10.13

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Some Linux operating systems

Several Linux operating systems support NVMe while others do not. Check with the operating

system vendor.

Printers

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Driver-free printing. Automatic replication of host printers in guest virtual machines, including PCL and

PostScript printers

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Local and network-attached printers

Floppy Drives

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Up to two 1.44MB floppy devices

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Virtual floppy devices use floppy image files only

Serial (COM) Ports

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Up to four serial (COM) ports

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Virtual serial ports support only output to a file

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One serial port can be used for driver-free printing

Parallel (LPT) Ports

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Up to three bidirectional parallel (LPT) ports

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Virtual parallel ports support only output to a file

USB Ports

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Supports high-speed USB 2.0 and super-speed USB 3.0

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Supports most devices, including USB printers, scanners, PDAs, hard disk drives, memory card

readers and digital cameras, as well as streaming devices such as webcams, speakers, and

microphones

Keyboard

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104-key Windows 95/98 enhanced

Mouse and Drawing Tablets

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PS/2 mouse

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USB mouse

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USB drawing tablets

Ethernet Card

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Up to 10 virtual Ethernet cards are supported.

Virtual Networking

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Three virtual hubs are configured by default for bridged, host-only, and NAT networking.

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Support for most Ethernet-based protocols, including TCP/IP v4, Microsoft Networking, Samba,

Novell NetWare, and Network File System.

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Built-in NAT supports client software using TCP/IP v4, FTP, DNS, HTTP, WINS, and Telnet, including

VPN support for PPTP over NAT.

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Create additional virtual networks to create isolated logical networks. This feature is available only

with Fusion Pro.

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Support for IPv6 for NAT only applies to additional virtual networks, and is available only with Fusion

Pro.

Sound

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Sound output and input using the Mac default input and output settings.

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Emulates Creative Labs Sound Blaster ES1371 AudioPCI sound card. MIDI input, game controllers

and joysticks are not supported.

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HDAudio

Solid-State Drives

If your host machine has a physical solid-state drive (SSD), the host informs guest operating systems

they are running on an SSD.

This allows the guest operating systems to optimize behavior. How the virtual machines recognize SSD

and use this information depends on the guest operating system and the disk type of the virtual disk

(SCSI, SATA, IDE, or NVMe).

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On Windows 8, Windows 10, Ubuntu, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines, all drive types

can report their virtual disks as SSD drives.

Note

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NVMe virtual hard disks are natively supported for Windows 8.1 and later.

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To create a new a virtual machine with a Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 guest operating system

using NVMe as the virtual hard disk, apply the appropriate Windows hot fix. See

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.

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Several Linux operating systems support NVMe while others do not. Check with the operating

system vendor.

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On Windows 7 virtual machines, only IDE and SATA virtual disks can report their virtual disks as SSD.

SCSI virtual disks only report as SSD when used as a system drive in a virtual machine, or as a

mechanical drive when used as a data drive inside a virtual machine.

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On Mac virtual machines, only SATA and NVMe virtual disks are reported as SSD. IDE and SCSI

virtual disks are reported as mechanical drives.

Note NVMe virtual hard disks are supported for macOS 10.13 and later.

Use the virtual machine operating system to verify your virtual machine is using SSD as its virtual disk.

Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion

Interface

With Fusion interface elements, you can access your virtual machines and manage Fusion.

VMware Fusion Toolbar

You can use icons on the toolbar to initiate actions or change settings.

You can use the VMware Fusion toolbar to change the state of the virtual machine (for example, power

on, suspend, reboot), access its snapshots, or view and change settings for the virtual machine.

You can see the VMware Fusion toolbar in the virtual machine window in Single Window view and in the

Virtual Machine Library based on your selection to show or hide the toolbar in the View menu. See Show

or Hide the Fusion Toolbar.

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Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual

Machine Library Window

The Virtual Machine Library window shows the virtual machines you created or powered on in Fusion.

Procedure

1 To access the Virtual Machine Library window, select Window > Virtual Machine Library .

2 To perform an action with an existing virtual machine or to create a virtual machine, follow the

appropriate instruction.

Option Action

Start a virtual machine Click the play button on the thumbnail image of the virtual machine.

Suspend a virtual machine Select the thumbnail image of the virtual machine and click the suspend button in

the toolbar.

Add notes about a virtual machine Select the virtual machine and click Virtual Machine > Get Info. Type notes in

the Notes text box of the General settings for the virtual machine.

Obtain specific information about the

virtual machine (Fusion Pro only)

The following information is available in the Virtual Machine Library window.

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Virtual machine processor and memory information.

To access the Processors & Memory settings window, click the information

icon.

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Network information appears when the virtual machine is connected to a

network and powered on with VMware Tools installed.

To obtain more detailed network information, click the information icon.

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Hard disk, snapshot, and reclaimable information.

Reclaimable information is listed for Windows virtual machines only.

Click the Refresh disk space icon to update the hard disk, snapshot, and

reclaimable information and to prompt the Clean Up Recommended

message to appear, if applicable.

Clean up a non-encrypted virtual

machine (Fusion Pro only)

The Clean Up Recommended message appears for a non-encrypted virtual

machine when the virtual machine is powered off and a significant amount of

virtual machine space is available to be freed.

To initiate the cleanup, click the message. The General settings dialog box

appears, which includes cleanup options you can select.

Rename a virtual machine a Control-click the virtual machine.

b Select Rename.

c Type a new name and press Enter.

Determine the location of a virtual

machine's files

a Control-click the virtual machine.

b Select Show in Finder.

Change the settings for a virtual

machine

To open the Settings window for that virtual machine, select Virtual Machine >

Settings. Some settings can be changed only when the virtual machine is

powered off.

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Option Action

Add virtual machines to the Virtual

Machine Library window

You can add one or more virtual machines at a time to the Virtual Machine Library

window

Manual Drag the virtual machine package icons or the virtual

machines' .vmx files to the window.

Automated 1 Select File > Scan for Virtual Machines.

2 Click +.

3 Select a folder.

4 Click Open.

5 Click Scan.

Remove a virtual machine from the

Virtual Machine Library window

a Shut down or power off the virtual machine.

b Control-click the virtual machine.

c Select Delete.

Removing a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window is not the

same as deleting the virtual machine from your hard disk.

Create a new virtual machine, import a

virtual machine, or migrate a physical

computer

Use the File menu to create a new virtual machine, import a virtual machine, or

migrate a PC.

Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One

from Another Source

You can create a virtual machine, or migrate a physical PC.

Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine

You can use the contents of your Boot Camp partition at the same time that you are running your Mac

operating system. To do so, you use Fusion to power on the Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.

Boot Camp is Apple software that enables an Intel-based Mac to run Windows operating systems. Boot

Camp requires you to choose between Mac or Windows at boot time. Boot Camp creates separate Mac

and Windows partitions on your hard disk to create a dual-boot environment. When you use your

Windows Boot Camp partition as a Fusion virtual machine, you can perform the following tasks:

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Use your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac without rebooting and switching between them.

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Share files between your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac, through shared folders, dragging

files, or cutting and pasting text.

Note Windows reactivation complications can occur if you do not install VMware Tools. In such a case, if

you reactivate Windows in your Boot Camp virtual machine, and subsequently boot your Boot Camp

partition natively, you will be prompted to reactivate Windows. Reactivating Windows in your native Boot

Camp partition will result in your Boot Camp virtual machine requiring reactivation the next time you

power it on, and so forth. Installing VMware Tools solves this problem.

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Prerequisites

You must have a Boot Camp partition in place before you start this procedure.

You must have administrator privileges to use the Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.

Procedure

1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.

2 In the Virtual Machine Library window, click the Boot Camp thumbnail in the list of virtual machines,

which identifies the partition that Fusion detected.

3 (Optional) Type your Mac password to access the Boot Camp partition.

Fusion creates a virtual machine that uses your Boot Camp partition and starts Windows.

4 Follow the onscreen instructions and restart your virtual machine when prompted.

After Windows boots from your Boot Camp virtual machine, Fusion starts the installation of VMware

Tools. VMware Tools enables full virtual machine functionality and optimizes performance for your

Boot Camp partition when you use the partition as a virtual machine.

5 When the VMware Tools installation is complete, reboot your computer.

What to do next

The first time you power on your Boot Camp virtual machine after you install VMware Tools, you must

reactivate Windows.

Using the Fusion Applications Menu

The applications menu is accessible on your Mac desktop when the virtual machine is in Unity view. The

applications menu provides you with quick access to virtual machine applications, guest operating system

functions, and Fusion functions.

With the Fusion applications menu, you can think about your virtual computing environment in terms of

applications rather than virtual machines. The applications menu is a single source for finding every

application on the virtual machine.

The applications menu is only available when you use Unity view as your working environment. You can

access the contents of the Windows start menu when the taskbar is not visible. You can also access the

Virtual Machine and View menu when Fusion is not the active application.

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Set Up the Applications Menu

You can configure the Fusion applications menu for quick access to applications.

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Find a Guest Application by Using the Applications Menu

You can find and open any virtual machine application from the applications menu. The applications

menu is accessible in the Mac Dock when the virtual machine is in Unity view.

Set Up the Applications Menu

You can configure the Fusion applications menu for quick access to applications.

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